Layout suggestion for horozontal rules on AskMe

August 3, 2006 12:53 PM

Add a separator (horizontal line, blank line, whatever you deem appropriate) of some kind: (1) between answers in AskMeFi, and (2) between new and old questions on the front page. This would help break up the page a little more.
posted by davcoo to Feature Requests at 12:53 PM (36 comments total)

Aye aye, captain.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 12:57 PM on August 3, 2006

Why?
posted by knave at 1:07 PM on August 3, 2006

Because acclimation to a site that has worked well as is for like seven years would be more taxing for the userbase.
posted by cortex at 1:10 PM on August 3, 2006

Did Matt post a Hey N00bs, got any hints to revamp the site layout? sign and I missed it?
posted by necessitas at 1:14 PM on August 3, 2006

There already is a blank line between answers in AskMeFi, right? Or have I just been smoking crack for the last three years?
posted by litlnemo at 1:17 PM on August 3, 2006

Hey, at least davcoo cut out all that whining about ponies nonsense and flat out ordered mathowie to change the site.

I bet he's wearing leather chaps and elbow length surgical gloves.
posted by jack_mo at 1:18 PM on August 3, 2006

2) between new and old questions on the front page


Old and new? Based on time? The day? The viewer? The questions are in chronological order, you know which ones are new: the ones at the top of the page.
posted by necessitas at 1:25 PM on August 3, 2006

Could this line be something like a flower garland to pretty up the place? I'll bet lots of Mefites would deem that appropriate.
posted by Cranberry at 1:28 PM on August 3, 2006

Take your horizontal line and shove it straight up your ass.
posted by Ryvar at 1:31 PM on August 3, 2006

This would help break up the page a little more.

I find the page delineations quite adequate, just as they are. Anything more would just be tarting up a Good Thing.
posted by Rash at 1:31 PM on August 3, 2006

I think this is a job for greasemonkey.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 1:51 PM on August 3, 2006

---

posted by box at 1:52 PM on August 3, 2006

Hey, Haughey, what are you doing with that pony -- give it to me. Yeah, no, shut up, it's pony time, asshole.
posted by blacklite at 1:53 PM on August 3, 2006

Could someone wash my car? I pissed off some magicians and they sent a flock of doves to shit all over it.
posted by COBRA! at 2:02 PM on August 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

---

posted by jdroth at 2:02 PM on August 3, 2006

I propose animated gifs.
posted by ninjew at 2:11 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by team lowkey at 2:11 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by gleuschk at 2:18 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by yeti at 2:21 PM on August 3, 2006

No.

Any other stupid requests?
posted by dg at 2:28 PM on August 3, 2006

that flashing gif yeti posted is the greatest thing i have seen in the last 30 seconds.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 2:36 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by mr_crash_davis at 2:38 PM on August 3, 2006

Can we give out awards for the funniest MeTa thread posted each day? Because this one wins hands down.

---

And yes, yeti's gif is the bee's knees.
posted by languagehat at 2:43 PM on August 3, 2006

Metafilter: It's pony time, asshole.
posted by By The Grace of God at 2:52 PM on August 3, 2006

Mathowie, you have got to save yeti's animated bar to pull out for next April Fools Day. I'll cry if you don't. I want every post separated with it...
posted by jdroth at 2:57 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by MetaMonkey at 3:03 PM on August 3, 2006

Actually, it is a pretty good idea. The current front page, with a number of multi-paragraph posts (from people trying too hard to win the contest?), is fairly hard to read.
posted by LarryC at 3:05 PM on August 3, 2006

someone give me a mockup!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:06 PM on August 3, 2006

The current front page, with a number of multi-paragraph posts is fairly hard to read.

And yet, many of us seem to have no trouble.
posted by Rash at 3:27 PM on August 3, 2006

---

---

---

---

---

---

---

posted by reklaw at 3:29 PM on August 3, 2006

davcoo posted "Add a separator (horizontal line, blank line, whatever you deem appropriate) of some kind:"

How about <&nbsp;>?
posted by signal at 3:41 PM on August 3, 2006

The current front page, with a number of multi-paragraph posts is fairly hard to read.

I completely agree. I thought the posting box stripped out paragraph breaks? If it doesn't, it should.
posted by languagehat at 5:27 PM on August 3, 2006

posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:13 PM on August 3, 2006

Wasn't there a MeTa thread where someone suggested alternating the colors behind each successive FPP? That would get fun when one gets deleted, though.
posted by Eideteker at 7:39 PM on August 3, 2006

We suggested it, mathowie tried it, everyone but mathowie hated it, so it went away.

I like goodnewsfortheinsane's line though. Except it keeps trying to give me a headache because it is almost-but-not-quite zigzagged on my laptop screen. It hurts my eyes.
posted by dg at 10:36 PM on August 3, 2006

"We suggested it, mathowie tried it, everyone but mathowie hated it, so it went away."

Wow, I must have missed it. I don't think I would hate it, as long as the colors were subtle (like two shades of blue or something).

That crooked line is awesome.
posted by litlnemo at 11:37 PM on August 3, 2006